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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Rob Manfred&#8217;s Super Bowl cameo, the return of not-terrible uniforms, a new finding in the &#8220;familiarity vs. fatigue&#8221; debate about the times through the order effect, two more Dodgers signings, and an intriguingly timed alteration to the criteria for two-way-player classification. Then they preview the 2025 Minnesota Twins (46:06) with <em>The Athletic</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/aarongleeman.bsky.social" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Aaron Gleeman</a>, and the 2025 Detroit Tigers (1:29:21) with <em>The Athletic&#8217;</em>s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/codystavenhagen.bsky.social" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Cody Stavenhagen</a>.
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<a href="https://x.com/THR/status/1888746936511197292" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Manfred clip</a>
<a href="https://x.com/nathanfielder/status/620060895209779200" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Fielder meme</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6121981/2025/02/10/mlb-uniform-fiasco-spring-training-2025/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to uniforms article</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/96431/familiarity-or-fatigue/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to <em>BP</em> TTOP study</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170327044422/https:/mglbaseball.com/2016/02/29/does-familiarity-breed-contempt-or-is-fatigue-not-the-best-pillow/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to previous TTOP research</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/dodgers-to-re-sign-clayton-kershaw-2.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Kershaw</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/dodgers-stuff-postseason-hero-enrique-hernandez-back-onto-their-roster" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG on Hernández</a>
<a href="https://www.agent.mlbplayers.com/_files/ugd/4d23dc_168483d9e6a7481ab3da1f5f0ea90f41.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2024 major league rules</a>
<a href="https://registrationz.mlbpa.org/pdf/MajorLeagueRules.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2021 major league rules</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/two-way-player-rule-explanation" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2019 rule announcement</a>
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nEUJ9mM_jFP6yW320OM3UMI4chHFPRlU/view?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2020 press release</a>
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pLX_BD4OgQyvAR9m30NdKQCXfq-bgrkv/view?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2021 press release</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/two-way-players" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to current glossary entry</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250202094300/https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/two-way-players" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to archived entry</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/twins" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Twins depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/twins" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Twins offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/offseason/_/year/2025" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to offseason FA spending</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG payrolls page</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/alex-rodriguez-marc-lore-win-arbitration-case-wolves-ownership-2025-02-10/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to A-Rod arb news</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=RP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to RP projections</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2024&month=0&season1=2024&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&stats=rel" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2024 RP WAR</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=SP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to SP projections</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6129753/2025/02/11/ty-france-contract-twins-mlb-free-agency/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Aaron on France</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/aaron-gleeman/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Aaron&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5WCERDYI6Y1bYw2FPFZfOd" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Aaron&#8217;s podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/tigers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tigers depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/tigers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tigers offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/43601370/2025-top-30-mlb-farm-systems-prospects-list-kiley-mcdaniel-rankings-dodgers-white-sox-tigers-red-sox" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to farm system ranking</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/cody-stavenhagen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cody&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZcID8z1vP5OVCNAYfMygy" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cody&#8217;s podcast</a>
<a href="https://patreon.com/effectivelywild/gift" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW gift subscriptions</a></p>
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